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    Why Blades in the Dark feels less swingy than d20 – and why the bell curve (and variance) aren't the main reason

    My bad. 1d6: 50 % Failure / 33,33 % Partial / 16,67 % Success / 0 % Critical 2d6: 25 % / 44,44 % / 27,78 % / 2,78 % 3d6: 12,5 % / 45,37 % / 34,72 % / 7,41 % 4d6: 6,25 % / 41,98 % / 38,58 % / 13,19 %
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    Why Blades in the Dark feels less swingy than d20 – and why the bell curve (and variance) aren't the main reason

    After recalculating the numbers, I believe the common explanation "d20 is swingy because uniform distribution vs. bell curve in dice pools" misses the real core difference. The bell curve and variance per roll are largely irrelevant here.The key lies in two other mechanisms: Granularity of...
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